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Autosuggestion

Joy Division

aka “Auto-Suggestion” aka “Auto Suggestion”

1979
231
Live performances
1
Recording
60
Release appearances
0
Covered by

Credits

Written by

Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner

Lyrics

Here, here, 
Everything is by design, 
Everything is by design.

Here, here, 
Everything is kept inside. 
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Here, here, 
Everything is by design, 
Everything is by design.

Here, here, 
Everything is kept inside. 
So take a chance and step outside, 
Your hopes, your dreams, your paradise. 
Heroes, idols cracked like ice.

Here, here, 
Everything is kept inside. 
So take a chance and step outside. 
Pure frustration face to face. 
A point of view creates more waves, 
So take a chance and step outside.

Take a chance and step outside. 
Lose some sleep and say you tried. 
Meet frustration face to face. 
A point of view creates more waves. 
So lose some sleep and say you tried. 
So lose some sleep and say you tried. 
So lose some sleep and say you tried. 
So lose some sleep and say you tried. 
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Say you've tried.
Yeah, lose some sleep and say you tried. 
Yeah, lose some sleep and say you tried. 
Yeah, lose some sleep and say you tried. 
Yeah, lose some sleep and say you tried.

Versions & Mixes

Recordings, remixes and alternate mixes of this composition.

  • Live 1979-08-02 4:05
  • Live 1979-12-18 4:13
  • Original Version 6:09

Release Appearances

60 known appearances

Substance

Substance

1988
1977 - 1980

1977 - 1980

1991
Heart & Soul

Heart & Soul

1997
Heart And Soul

Heart And Soul

1997

Fractured Box

2001
Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979

Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979

2001
+ - Singles 1978-80

+ - Singles 1978-80

2010

Live History

231
Total performances
First known performance
27 Jul 1979
Imperial Hotel, Blackpool
Last known performance
6 Jun 2025
The Pageant, St. Louis

Recent performances

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Sources

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